Six Approaches to Keep the Team Going During Your Office Move to Oklahoma City

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Six Approaches to Keep the Team Going During Your Office Move to Oklahoma City

12/21/2018

By Julie DeLong, A-1 Freeman Moving Group

Someday in the life cycle of your company you're going to move your office. A commercial relocation is commonly as stressful for you and your employees as a household goods move, only much more for
you because you're accountable for your crew's
well-being, too. Here are 6
strategies to keep your crew encouraged and included during your office move to
Oklahoma City.

Open Discussion

Be
as truthful and transparent
as you possibly can with your staff. Make sure they know the
reasons for the move--growth, cheaper office
space, or the need to be closer to infrastructure like rail terminals or airports--and furthermore, make the move public as soon as
possible. In case your move is
caused by downsizing, reassure your remaining personnel that the move is part of a
favorable restructuring. Prepare a pre-move schedule that includes imperative dates--any task due dates, the days you'll be moving, the periods that you are packing and loading. The greater information you supply, the better your team can coordinate their responsibilities through to the move date. In case something fluctuates in your schedule, get the word out.

Request Input

When you
have decided
to make a move, accumulate feedback from your team--a wish list, if you will--about the
location and
the kind of office
space they would enjoy. If you can, incorporate your
staff in the decision making--these are the folks who got you where you are, therefore their opinions and ideas should matter.

Tackle Commute Times, Transportation, and Parking

Every company is unique, however there are a few constants across the board such as--everybody must commute to work. If you are in a small city, a move is
not such a big deal relating to items like parking garages, public transit, as well as
traffic patterns because they typically aren't a
challenge. In
the event that those are issues for your
personnel, you should contemplate how they effect their ability to get to and from the office in a
reasonable time, and how and where they park should you be in an metropolitan location where parking is at limited. Map out everyone's new travel and time, and if you are able to, offer to help
with bus or subway cost or parking fees. Be open to flexible hours or work-from-home days for any staff who are up
against extended commute times.

Offer Information Regarding Day
Care in Oklahoma City

Investigate child care and after school care in the new area and offer to
help cover the application costs
for team
members who have to make a change in day care.

Determine Expectations, Yet Have Fun

It is
easy to get stuck in the stress and adrenaline rush--to the point which not much work is completed in the days
preceeding the office move to Oklahoma City. Particularly when
your move is cross
country, it is easy to
forget the jobs at hand when you are looking for a
new place to live and marketing your old house and checking out schools and uprooting families. There
will be
frustration and uncertainty, that being said allow your team
some leeway--but be ready to gently get any strays
back on course should they begin to slip.

Human nature being what it
is, you might have some low spirits and anxiousness within the days leading up to the move. Once more, if your
move is interstate this could be much more noticeable, so present rewards for keeping on target and productive. Plan packing parties or get-togethers for families on the weekends.

Supply an Information Packet
on Oklahoma City

Even in this electronic time, an info packet is a fantastic thing to have. The depth of the folder is
determined by the type of
the move--if it
happens to be a fairly short distance then
you probably will not need to research schools and local communities. For a move that involves moving houses as well as the business, there are the things you'll need to address, including: neighborhoods, school choices, child care, places of worship, hospitals/health care, nearby shops (grocery store, drugstore, shopping), places to eat, veterinarians, fitness centers and after school programs.

Similar to any move, a
commercial relocation to
Oklahoma City will probably be nerve-racking. Making use of these straightforward ideas, you can easily ease a part of that tension and ensure it is a favorable adventure that leads to higher personnel retention, so that you hit the ground in
good shape your
first day in the new workspace.

Since 1974, A-1 Freeman Moving Group has become a Single Source Solution for the moving, relocation, logistics, warehousing, and transportation needs of thousands of individuals, governments, militaries, and many of the world's top businesses. Our focus on excellence in customer experience & service has made us one of the most respected moving companies in the industry.